forage
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪdʒ/
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búsqueda de alimentos
- The hikers set up camp near a stream that provided ample forage for the wildlife in the area.
- forage fish
In our case, training for me was spent between foraging for food and going to the agricultural park because we lived off of the land itself.
- In our case, training for me was spent between foraging for food and going to the agricultural park because we lived off of the land itself.
Examples
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Sardines are important forage fish, with juveniles and adults preyed upon by numerous marine mammals, including seals and sea lions.
Academic text (2000) -
Farmers must be mindful of the forage available for their livestock during drought seasons.
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These radishes are going to seed and they are providing forage for insects.
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Deer, elk, and cattle depend on them for forage.
Blog text (23) -
Nona let the bat go to forage, for it was not right to deprive it of its feeding time.
Fiction book (1992) -
Superb starlings build their nests around the edges of glades and forage throughout the year in those food-rich patches.
Academic text (2009) -
We have found that shorebirds, including piping plovers, forage on most nights, but their numbers vary depending on the stage of their breeding cycle, the tidal cycle, and how many migrants, such as sanderlings, are around.
Academic text (1994) -
The abundant zooplankton feeds small and medium-sized "forage fish," which in turn leads to a boom in survival and reproduction of top predators, such as larger pollock, Pacific cod, and seabirds.
Academic text (2011) -
During the winter, deer must travel far to find forage in the snow-covered fields.
Synonyms
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3.9
Searching for food in the wild, often done by animals or people
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Forage also came to mean the act of searching for food because animals would go out to find fodder ('animal food') in the fields. That's why a forage can be a search or trip to find supplies or food.